RMC Extra Board
Welcome to Craftsman Extra Board! This section is updated periodically with short features contributed by our readers, as well as some recent favorites straight from the pages of Railroad Model Craftsman. Check back as we continue to add new articles!
July 25, 2022
Richard Rands’ On30 Mineral & Southfork Railway
This freelanced O scale narrow gauge layout is inspired by the mining history of Alaska, and will be featured as part of the home layout tours during the 2022 NMRA National Convention in St. Louis.
July 25, 2022
DCC Sound Upgrades for Brass Steam
How to upgrade old imported brass steam locomotive models with improved DCC sound and keep-alive circuits.
July 11, 2022
BAPM 2022: The San Francisco Bay Area’s Prototype Modelers Meet
Modelers from across the west came to Richmond, Calif., in June for the 17th Annual Bay Area Prototype Modelers Meet.
June 20, 2022
Steve Goaring’s Illinois Terminal O’Fallon Branch
Set in the summer of 1961, Steve Goaring’s HO scale model railroad hosts relaxed operations on the Illinois Terminal O’Fallon Branch
June 20, 2022
Corrugated Steel from Tin Foil
It’s easy to make your own corrugated steel panels from embossed tin foil to enhance the look of a standard Walthers structure kit.
May 17, 2022
Joe Visintine’s East Bluff Terminal
Joe Visintine’s HO scale East Bluff Terminal model railroad is based on the urban switching districts around St. Louis.
May 17, 2022
Scratchbuild a City Block on a Slope
This commerical block in the author’s HO scale Patapsco Falls is inspired by the architecture of Baltimore and the surrounding cities.
April 21, 2022
When Coal Was King: Louisville & Nashville
Inspired by coal-hauling operations in Eastern Kentucky, Jeff Keubler’s HO scale Louisville & Nashville layout is part of the 2022 St. Louis NMRA convention tour.
April 21, 2022
Solving S Scale’s Identity Problem
With its roots in American Flyer toy trains, S scale is a vibrant modeling medium that allows you to stretch the boundaries of modeling creativity in a scale larger than HO, but smaller than O.
March 25, 2022
Dremel Kitbashing Award: Delaware & Hudson Chop-Nose Alco RS-3 in S Scale
An S scale American Models RS-3 was modified to represent a chop-nose unit rebuilt by Morrison-Knudsen for Delaware & Hudson in the 1970s as the final entry in the RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award contest.
